Of the 16 membered women’s national hockey team, Neha Goyal has an inspiring story to share. Goyal, 24, is ready to make her debut for the national team in the biggest sports event- the Olympic Games. The team was announced on Thursday for the event scheduled to take place in Tokyo next month. Recalling the…
The Olympics are all set to be held from July 23 in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. And seems like the Indian Hockey team is also all gauged up to vanquish a medal in the most anticipated Games. Manpreet Singh, captain of the Men’s Hockey team, said the national team will leave no stone unturned…
Former forward Tushar Khandekar has strong faith in the current Men’s Hockey team. He believes the national team has raised the bar in every aspect of the sport, and it will be a strong contender in the upcoming Olympics. Olympics 2021 is scheduled to begin from July 23 in Tokyo, Japan. He expressed his feelings…
The year was 2011 when the Indian hockey team defeated Pakistan in the final and won the Asian Champions Trophy. In his words, Yuvraj Walmiki, a striker, the feeling was ecstatic. Watching the Indian flag hoisted high as we triumph over Pakistan and that too was because of me, the feeling is still short of…
Manpreet Kaur, a budding star of Indian Women Hockey, has been a part of the junior team so far. Though she is not setting her hopes too high, for this aspiring woman player her national team debut in the upcoming Olympics will be a dream come true. Kaur, a defender, is all focused to play…
The veteran drag-flicker V.R. Raghunath praises the present team of Indian Hockey, all set for the upcoming Olympics scheduled to held in Tokyo. Although the famous player will not be a part of the current team, he expresses full confidence in it for a wonderful paly this time. The national team, defeated by Belgium in…
On the first death anniversary of three-time Olympic gold medalist Balbir Singh Sr., the Punjab government announced that the Mohali International Hockey Stadium would be renamed after him. The noted figure died last year on May 25 at the age of 96. In his remembrance, Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi officially announced the…
After nearly 20 weeks in SAI, Bengaluru for the National Coaching Camp, the members of the Indian Men’s Core Probable’s Group left for their respective homes over the weekend. Expressing his satisfaction over the core group’s progress, Chief Coach Graham Reid said, “We have done everything possible to maintain and more recently get the players…
The Indian Men’s Hockey Team is scheduled to play the Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, early March next year provided there are no travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Midfielder Sumit feels this will be a perfect platform to test where the team stands. “We have been very fortunate to resume training and we…
The Indian Women’s Hockey Team Forward Udita, who is still finding her feet on the international stage, expressed that she has enjoyed watching the FIH Hockey Pro League matches since the tournament resumed in September. The Forward said that she particularly learned a lot from the close encounter between the Netherlands and Great Britain in…